Jeff Austin vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Austin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Osteen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Claude Osteen

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.51
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.85
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Claude Osteen

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Claude Osteen

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
33.93
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67